Multi-article carton



Sept. 18, 1962 R. J. HENNESSEY MULTI-ARTICLE CARTON Filed April 12, 1960 INVENTOR flasse/Aj ken/725s Y am 9 ATTORNEY United States 3,054,505 MULTI-ARTICLE CARTON Russell J. Hennessey, St. Paul, Minn, assignor to Waldorf Paper Products Co., St. Paul, Minn, a corporation of Minnesota Filed Apr. 12, 1960, Ser. No. 21,644 1 Claim. (Cl. 206-47) This invention relates to an improvement in multiarticle carton and deals particularly with a carton capable of holding a plurality of articles in a predetermined relationship.

During recent years, the use of cartons designed to contain a plurality of different articles for joint sale has greatly increased. For example, a producer of cosmetics has proposed the sale of a bottle of shampoo in conjunction with a lipstick. This has been done in order to introduce the lipstick to the market and also to enhance the sale of the shampoo. The producer has desired to employ a single carton for containing both products, for supporting the products so that they are at least partially displayed, and to enclose the products so that either product may be readily removed from the carton without actually opening the carton.

A feature of the present invention resides in the provision of a carton designed to contain two such articles. The bottle of shampoo is contained within a carton which may be of conventional form such as a tuck end carton. The lipstick, or similar article, is supported in one of the upper corners of the carton, generally parallel to the neck of the bottle, in a space of the carton which is normally unoccupied. Neither the bottle nor the lipstick may be removed from the package without tearing the package or without opening one of the end closures.

, A feature, of the present invention resides in the provision of a pair of straps .which are produced in one corner of the box by providing two pairs of spaced cut lines intercepting the fold line connecting two adjoining walls vof the carton. Fold lines which are parallel to the intercepted fold line connect the ends of the cut lines of each pair. As a result, the area of each wall between the cut lines of each pair may be folded inwardly into the carton in substantially right angular relation to the wall to which they are hinged. These two straps are properly proportioned to extend about the body of the lipstick and to hold the lipstick against the corners of the two adjoining panels between the pairs of cut lines.

In view of the fact that the lipstick is short with respect to the height of the bottle, a means must be provided for holding the lipstick from axial movement when supported. One end of the lipstick is arranged to engage against the top enclosure of the carton to prevent axial movement of the lipstick in one direction. In order to prevent movement of the lipstick in the opposite direction, a pair of triangular flaps are formed in the two adjoining panels which may be folded inwardly from the side walls to which they are hinged in order to hold the liptick from movement in the opposite direction. These triangular flaps are defined by a portion of the line of fold connecting the two adjoining panels, by a cut line intercepting this line of fold, and by a pair of converging fold lines which extend from the end of the cut line to a common point on the lines of fold between the adjoining panels. When these triangular panels are forced inwardly, they provide an inwardly extending shelf or abutment against which the lower end of the lipstick may engage.

In the preferred form of construction, the cut line which defines the upper edges of the triangular panels may be the cut line of the pairs of cut lines which is most remote from the top enclosure of the carton, as this arrangement exposes both ends of the lipstick and provides an effective display of this product. However, if

preferred, the out line defining the upper edges of the may be notched so as to expose a portion of the upper end of the lipstick body.

These and other objects and novel features of the present invention will be more clearly and fully set forth in the following specification and claim.

In the drawings forming a part of the specification:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the package in operation.

FIGURE 2 is a sectional view on a vertical plane through the front and rear panels of the carton.

FIGURE 3 is a sectional view through a portion of the carton, the position of the section being indicated by the line 33 of FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 4 is a plan View of a top corner of the carton.

FIGURE 5 is a diagrammatic view of the blank from which the carton is formed.

The carton for holding multiple articles is indicated in general by the letter A. As indicated in FIGURE 5 of the drawings, the carton includes a rear panel 10, a side Wall panel 11,.a front panel 12 and a side wall panel 13 connected along parallel fold lines 14, 15 and 16.

FIGURE 5 illustrates the inner surface of the blank shown to form the carton illustrated in FIGURE 1. A glue flap 17 is hingedly connected to the panel 10. along a fold line 19. The glue flap is normally adheredto the inner surface of the panel 13. to form a rectangular tube as is well known in the art.

The particular form of top and bottom closures em! ployed is somewhat of a matter of choice, but in the.

arrangement illustrated, the carton A comprises a tuck end carton. A pair of closure flaps 20 and 21 are connected to the lower ends of the wall panels 11 and 13 along a line of fold 22. A bottom panel 23 is connected to the lower edge of a panel 10 along an extension of the fold line 22. The bottom panel 23 is of proper dimensions to close the lower end of the carton, and is connected to the tuck flap 24 along a fold line 25.

A similar closure is illustrated at the upper end of the carton. Closure flaps 26 and 27 are foldably connected to the upper edges of the side wall panels 11 and 13 along a line of fold 29. A top closure panel 30 is connected to the upper edge of the front wall 12 along the fold line 29. A tuck flap 31 is foldably connected to the end of the top panel 30 along a fold line 32. This general arrangement is well known in the art.

For display purposes, the rear panel 10 and the front.

panel 12 are provided with apertures 33 and 34 respectively through which the bottle B is partially visible. The apertures 33 and 34 are preferably shaped similar to the labels on the bottle so that the labels may be inspected without opening the carton. Obviously, the apertures and the shape thereof are merely a matter of choice.

A first pair of cut lines 35 and 36 are provided intercepting the fold line 15 and extending into the side wall 11 and front wall 12. In view of the fact that the article to be contained is cylindrical, the cut lines 35 and 36 extend an equal distance on opposite sides of the fold line 15. If the article to be contained is oval or rectangular in horizontal section, the cut lines on one side of the fold line may be longer than the cut lines in the adjoining wall panel. Fold lines 37 and 39 connect the ends of the cut lines 35 and 36, the fold lines 37 and 39 Patented Sept. 18, 1962 of a matter of choice.

being parallel to the fold line 15. The area between the cut lines 35 and 36 and the fold lines 37 and 39 form strap portions 40 and 41 which are foldable inwardly so that the strap portions connected to each panel may extend at substantially right angles thereto. a

In the particular arrangement, the out line 35 extends along the upper edges of the panels and 12. This arrangement is provided so that the upper end of the article contained can be partially exposed. If it is not necessary or desirable to expose the upper end, but only spaced portions of the article C, the cut line 35 may be below the upper edge of the carton panels. The arr-angement illustrated has certain advantages.

The second pair of cut lines 42 and 43 intercept the fold line in spaced relation, these out lines, as well as the cut lines 35 and 36, being shown intercepting the fold lines 15 at right angles, although this is somewhat Fold lines 44 and 45 connect the corresponding ends of the cut lines 42 and 43, the fold lines extending parallel to the fold line 15. Thus a strap is defined including connected strap portions 56 and 57 which may be folded inwardly into right angular relation to the panels to which they are hinged.

In the particular arrangement illustrated, it is desired to expose arportion of the upper end 59 of the article C While at the same time holding the article from removal without opening the carton. In order to accomplish this result, the closing flap 26 is angularly or arcuately notched as indicated at 60 in the portion of the flap 26 adjoining the cut line 35, and the top-panel 30 is similarly notched at 61, the two notches registering in closed position of the carton, as indicated in FIGURE 1. The notches 60 and 61 are of insuflicient size to disclose the entire top end 59 of the article C, so that this article can only be removed when'the upper closure is open.

The closure panels 26 and 60 prevent axial movement of the article C in an upward direction. In order to prevent axial movement in the opposite direction, a pair of triangular flaps are provided in the walls 11 and 12. The triangular flaps 62 and 63, in the form illustrated, are defined along their upperedges by the fold line 43 which is the cut line of the tears which is most remote from the top ends of the panel. The triangular panels 62 and 63 are connected along a portion of the fold line 15. The third side of these flaps are formed by converging fold lines 64 and 65 which extend from the ends of the cut lines 43 to a common point on the fold lines 15, the common point being located at a greater distance from the upper edge 29 of the wall panels than the out line 43.

In use, the flat tubular blank is expanded into rectangular form. The closure flaps and 21 are folded into a common plane and the closure panels 23 are folded beneath the flaps 20 and 21, the tuck flap 24 being inserted between. the flaps 20 and 21 and the front panel 12. The bottle B of product is inserted in the open upper end of the carton. The straps including the strap portions 40 and 41 and the strap portions 56 and 57 are then pressed inwardly as indicated in FIGURE 3 of the drawings,

angles to the panels 11 and 12 to which they are hinged. The strap portions 40 and 41 of the upper strap are similarly folded inwardly. The triangular panels 62 and 63 are also forced inwardly, these triangular panels then forming a shelf or abutment against which the lower end 66 of the article C may abut. The article C is then inserted between the inwardly pressed straps and the portions of the walls 11 and 12 between these straps as is indicated in FIGURE 1 of the drawings.

The closure flaps 26 and 27 are then folded 'into a common plane, and the top panel 30 is folded downwardly to overliethese flaps, the tuck flap 31 being inserted between the edges of the flaps 26 and 27 and the rear panel 10. The package is then complete.

In accordance with the patent statutes, I have described the principles of construction and operation of my improvement in multi-article cartons, and while I have endeavored to set forth the best embodiment thereof, I dethese straps extending inwardly at substantially right sire to have it understood that changes may be made within the scope of the following claim without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

An article holder for holding an article in a predetermined location in a carton and in combination with said article, the carton including rectangularly arranged side and end Walls connected in tubular form, the article being small relative to the interior size of the carton, pairs of cut lines intersecting right angles, fold lines parallel to, and substantially equally spaced on opposite sides at said first mentioned fold line and connecting the ends of the cut lines of each pair. whereby the portions of the walls between the cut lines of each pair may {be folded inwardly at substantially right angles to the walls from which they are cut, one cut line of said pairs extending along one end edge of said two walls, a pair of converging fold lines extending from the ends of the farthest cut line of said pairs from said one end edge of said walls, said converging fold lines meeting at said first named fold line to provide a pair of triangular panels adjoining said farthest cut line and folded inwardly to provide a shelf engaging one end of the article positioned between the inwardly folded areas between each pair of cut lines and the portion of said adjacent Walls between the pairs of cut lines, rend closure flaps secured to at least certain of said walls including said adjoining walls, said closure flaps being folded over the other end of said article to hold said article engaged, portions of said end closure flaps overlyingsaid other end of said article being notched to expose part, but not all, of said other article end.

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